Portable tea-steeper.



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PORTABLE TEA STBEPBR AP'rLIoATIoN FILED nu 21, 19'03.

,N 'MODEL UNITED STATES Patented May 31, 1904. A

PATENT OFFICE.

EDYTHE TOTTEN AND HANNAH AUGUSTA KIMBALL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y

PORT'ABLE TEA-STEEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,559, dated May 31,1904.v

Application filed May 21,71903.

To all whom t may concern: j

Be it known that we, EDY'rHE To'rTEN and HANNAH AUGUSTA KIMBALL,residents of New York city, county of New York, State of New York, havejointly invented a new and useful Portable Tea-Steeper, of which thefollowing is` with the accompanying drawings, a specification.

Our new and conveniently-portable teasteeper is a combination of thesteeper, which is composed of a series of differentiated or telescopicrings, with an alcohol-receptacle, these being so constructed andadjusted that the cover .of the infuser and the alcohol-receptacletogether form an inclosing box of.

which each is a member thereof.

Our invention consists in va combination, with a series. ofdifferentiated rings including a cupdike ring, of a dish-likereceptacle, said lreceptacle being a projection or extension outof ourcollapsible tea-steeper has a holding capacity or depth at least twicewhat it would be were the usual gradations of serial differ- Yentiationpreserved.

To insure complete security from collapse when the steeper is extendedfor use, a slot or catch on the upper part of. the lowest orcup-like'ring is provided, into which the free end of the handle may beslipped. The handle is attached to the top ring in such manneras'permits its folding over to lie within the steeper when the latter isnot extended in use.

The uppermost ring of our tea-steeper is provided withnot only a cover,but also with a spout t to facilitate easy delivery of contents. Forconvenience in carrying alcohol necessary for heating purposes a metalbottle is provided, said bottle to have a screw-top and to be of a sizeand shape that will readily fit sriai 1in/158,207. (No modem linto thecollapsed steeper and be as readily removed therefrom. j

Our invention is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming apart of this specification, wherein- Figure l of the drawings is avertical section of our device, showing the tea-steeper collapsed andsitting within it a metal bottle K for holding alcohol. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the alcohol-receptacle,,showing the steeper in sideelevation and as extended when in use. n

The pivoted handle D fhaving a free end, is turned over, and all areinclosed within the box O. The cover A or upper member is so constructedas to admit of its coperating with the alcohol-receptable B to form aninclosing box.

As shown in Fig. 2, our device with its collapsible infuser (a series ofdifferentiated rings W X YZ) is extended for use and secured againstpossible collapse while in use by 4having the free end of its pivotedhandle D engaged with or held by the catch or slot' c,

scope of our invention as an article of manu.

facture.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and ask to besecured in by Letters Patent, is-

l. yIn a portable tea-steeper, the` combination of analcohol-receptacle, and a collapsible infuser situated therein, thelower section of said infuser being secured rigidly to said receptacleand provided with a catch, and the upper section thereof being providedwith a pivoted handle, the lower end of which l being adapted tocoperate with said catch when the infuser is extended.

2. In a portable tea-steeper, the combination of an alcohol-receptacle,and a collapsieepteele and provided with a catch, :uid the upper Sectionthereof being provided with :L pivoted handle, the lower end of whichbeing adapted to Cooperate with said catch when 'the infuser isextended.

In testimony whereof` we aiix our signetures in the presence ofwitnesses.

EDYTHE TOTTEN. HANNAH AUGUSTA KIMBALL.

Witnesses:

FRANCES BOOTH, CHAS. A. KIMBALL.

